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[[File:LocationFrance.png|thumb|The location of [[Metropolitan France]]]]
[[File:Outre-mer en sans Terre Adelie.png|thumb|The territory of the [[France|French Republic]]]]
[[File:Départements+régions (France)-2016.svg|thumb|An enlargeable map of Metropolitan France]]
The following [[Outline (list)|outline]] is provided as an overview and topical guide of [[France]]:

'''France''' – country in Western Europe  with several [[Overseas departments and territories of France|overseas regions and territories]]. [[Metropolitan France]] extends from the [[Mediterranean Sea]] to the [[English Channel]] and the [[North Sea]], and from the [[Rhine]] to the [[Atlantic Ocean]]. From its shape, it is often referred to in French as ''{{lang|fr|l’Hexagone}}'' ("The [[Hexagon]]").

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== General reference ==
[[File:France-Constituent-Lands.png|thumb|Constituent lands of the French Republic]]
* Pronunciation: {{IPAc-en|audio=en-us-France.ogg|lang|ˈ|f|r|æ|n|s}} <small>or</small> {{IPAc-en|ˈ|f|r|ɑː|n|s}}, {{IPA|fr|fʁɑ̃s|lang|LL-Q150 (fra)-Fhala.K-France.wav}}; (the '''French Republic''': {{langx|fr|République française}}, {{IPA|fr|ʁepyblik fʁɑ̃sɛːz|pron|République Française.ogg}})
* Common English country name: [[France]]
* Official English country name: The [[French Republic]]
* Common [[endonym]](s): [[List of countries and capitals in native languages|La France]]
* Official endonym(s): {{Lang|fr|[[List of official endonyms of present-day nations and states|République française]]}}
* [[List of adjectival and demonymic forms of place names#Countries and nations|Adjectival]](s): French (can refer to people, language or anything related to the country)
* [[List of adjectival and demonymic forms of place names#Countries and nations|Demonym]](s): [[French people|French]] (or Frenchman/Frenchwoman)
* [[Etymology]]: [[Name of France]]
* [[International rankings of France]]
* [[ISO country codes]]: FR, FRA, 250
* [[ISO region codes]]: See [[ISO 3166-2:FR]]
* [[Internet]] [[country code top-level domain]]: [[.fr]]

== Geography of France ==
{{Main|Geography of France}}

[[File:700x700 CARTE FRANCE GEO Regions R1.png|thumb|An enlargeable topographic map of [[Metropolitan France]]]]

* France is a:
** [[Country]]
*** [[Developed country]]<ref>[http://hdr.undp.org/en/media/HDR_2009_EN_Complete.pdf Overcoming barriers: Human mobility and development]. Human Development Report 2009. the United Nations Development Programme. New York. {{ISBN|978-0-230-23904-3}}</ref>
** [[Sovereign state]]
*** [[Member State of the European Union]]
*** [[Member states of NATO|Member state of NATO]]
* Location:
** [[Northern Hemisphere]], on the [[Prime Meridian]]
*** [[Eurasia]]
**** [[Europe]]
***** mostly in [[Western Europe]]{{efn|name=twelve|[[French Guiana]] is located in [[South America]]; [[Guadeloupe]] and [[Martinique]] are in the [[Caribbean]]; and [[Réunion]] and [[Mayotte]] are in the [[Indian Ocean]], off the coast of [[Africa]]. All five [[Administrative divisions of France#Overseas|are considered integral parts of the republic]].}}
** [[Time in France]]
*** [[Time zone]]s:
**** [[Metropolitan France]] – [[Central European Time]] ([[UTC+01]]), [[Central European Summer Time]] ([[UTC+02]])
** [[Extreme points of France]] (major towns)<ref name="Fmap"><!--
   -->Map of France, SitesAtlas.com, 2009, webpage: [http:<!--
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*** North: [[Dunkirk]] at the [[North Sea]]
*** South: [[Perpignan]], at the Spanish border
*** East: [[Haguenau]], at the German border
*** West: [[Brest, France|Brest]], south of [[Land's End]] (England)
*** High: [[Mont Blanc]]  {{convert|4810|m|ft|0|abbr=on}} – highest point of [[Western Europe]]
*** Low: [[Les Moëres]] {{convert|-2.5|m|ft|0|abbr=on}}
** Land boundaries:  {{convert|4072|km|mi|0|abbr=on}}
***[[Metropolitan France]]:  {{convert|2889|km|mi|0|abbr=on}}
::::{{Flag|Spain}} {{convert|623|km|mi|0|abbr=on}}
::::{{Flag|Belgium}} {{convert|620|km|mi|0|abbr=on}}
::::{{Flag|Switzerland}} {{convert|573|km|mi|0|abbr=on}}
::::{{Flag|Italy}} {{convert|488|km|mi|0|abbr=on}}
::::{{Flag|Germany}} {{convert|451|km|mi|0|abbr=on}}
::::{{Flag|Luxembourg}} {{convert|73|km|mi|0|abbr=on}}
::::{{Flag|Andorra}} {{convert|57|km|mi|0|abbr=on}}
::::{{Flag|Monaco}} {{convert|4|km|mi|0|abbr=on}}
::*[[French Guiana]]: {{convert|1183|km|mi|0|abbr=on}}
::::{{Flag|Brazil}} {{convert|673|km|mi|0|abbr=on}}
::::{{Flag|Suriname}} {{convert|510|km|mi|0|abbr=on}}
:*Coastline:  {{convert|4668|km|mi|0|abbr=on}}
::*Metropolitan France: {{convert|3427|km|mi|0|abbr=on}}
::*Incorporated overseas territories: {{convert|1241|km|mi|0|abbr=on}}
* [[Population of France]]: 68,035,000 people (2021 [[Approximation|estimate]]) – [[List of countries by population|20th most populous country]]
* [[Area of France]]:  {{convert|674843|km2|sqmi|0|abbr=on}} – [[List of countries and outlying territories by total area|40th largest country]]
* [[:commons:Atlas of France|Atlas of France]]
* [[List of communes in France with over 20,000 inhabitants (1999 census)|Communes (municipalities) of France]]

=== Environment of France ===
[[File:Satellite image of France in August 2002.jpg|thumb|An enlargeable satellite image of [[Metropolitan France]]]]

* [[Climate of France]]
* Ecology of France
** [[Renewable energy in France]]
* [[Geology of France]]
* [[List of national parks of France|National parks of France]]
* [[Wildlife of France]]
** [[Flora of France]]
*** [[Flora of the Alps]]
** [[Fauna of France]]
*** [[List of birds of France|Birds of France]]
*** [[List of mammals of France|Mammals of France]]
*** [[List of non-marine molluscs of France|Non-marine molluscs of France]]

==== Geographic features of France ====
[[File:Seine2J-wiki.jpg|thumb|The Seine as seen from the [[Pont Royal]]]]
* [[Glaciers of France]]
* [[List of islands of France|Islands of France]]
* [[List of lakes in France|Lakes of France]]
* [[List of mountains of France|Mountains of France]]
** [[French Alps]]
** [[List of volcanoes in France|Volcanoes in France]]
* [[List of rivers of France|Rivers of France]]
* [[List of World Heritage Sites in France]] ''(See also [[List of World Heritage Sites in Western Europe]] for transboundary sites)''

=== Regions of France ===
: ''"[[Regions of France|Region]]" is also the name of France's main type of political division''

* [[Metropolitan France]] (in [[Western Europe]])
* [[Overseas departments and territories of France]]

==== Administrative divisions of France ====
{{main|Administrative divisions of France|Regions of France}}

* [[Regions of France]]
** [[Departments of France]]
*** [[Municipalities of France]] ("Communes")

===== Regions of France (Administrative) =====

[[Regions of France]]
Since January 1, 2016, continental France is divided into 13 administrative [[Regions of France|Regions]] instead of the former 22 regions. The 5 overseas regions are untouched:

{{France Regions Labelled Map}}
{|  <!--narrowed to fit right-side image-->
! colspan=2 | Before 2016
!
! colspan=2 | From January, 1st 2016
|-
| <!--1st column-->
&nbsp; 1. [[Alsace]]<br />
&nbsp; 2. [[Aquitaine]]<br />
&nbsp; 3. [[Auvergne (region)|Auvergne]]<br />
&nbsp; 4. [[Lower Normandy]]<br />
&nbsp; 5. [[Burgundy (French region)|Burgundy]]<br />
&nbsp; 6. [[Brittany (administrative region)|Brittany]]<br />
&nbsp; 7. [[Centre-Val de Loire]]<br />
&nbsp; 8. [[Champagne-Ardenne]]<br />
&nbsp; 9. [[Corsica]] (special status)<br />
10. [[Franche-Comté]]<br />
11. [[Upper Normandy]]
| <!--2nd column-->
12. [[Île-de-France]]<br />
13. [[Languedoc-Roussillon]]<br />
14. [[Limousin]]<br />
15. [[Lorraine (region)|Lorraine]]<br />
16. [[Midi-Pyrénées]]<br />
17. [[Nord-Pas de Calais]]<br />
18. [[Pays de la Loire]]<br />
19. [[Picardy]]<br />
20. [[Poitou-Charentes]]<br />
21. [[Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur]]<br />
22. [[Rhône-Alpes]]
| width=40 |
| <!--3rd column-->
&nbsp; 1. [[Bourgogne-Franche-Comté]]<br />
&nbsp; 2. [[Nouvelle-Aquitaine]]<br />
&nbsp; 3. [[Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes]]<br />
&nbsp; 4. [[Normandy]]<br />
&nbsp; 5. [[Grand Est]]<br />
&nbsp; 6. [[Brittany (administrative region)|Brittany]]<br />
&nbsp; 7. [[Centre-Val de Loire]]<br />
&nbsp; 8. [[Occitania (administrative region)|Occitanie]]<br />
&nbsp; 9. [[Hauts-de-France]]<br />
10. [[Île-de-France]]<br />
11. [[Pays de la Loire]]
| valign=top | <!--4th column-->
12. [[Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur]]<br />
13. [[Corsica]] (special status)
|}<!--end of region-table-->

===== Departments of France =====

[[Departments of France]]
French [[Department (administrative division)|department]]s are roughly analogous to British [[county|counties]].

[[File:Départements de France English.svg|thumb|left|450px|Departments and Regions of France]]
{{clear}}
{| class="wikitable"
! scope="col" | [[INSEE code]]
! scope="col" | [[Coat of arms|Arms]]
! scope="col" | Department
! scope="col" | Prefecture
|-
! scope="row" style="text-align: left;" | 01
| [[File:Blason département fr Ain.svg|22x20px]]
| [[Ain]]
| [[Bourg-en-Bresse]]
|-
! scope="row" style="text-align: left;" | 02
| [[File:Blason département fr Aisne.svg|22x20px]]
| [[Aisne]]
| [[Laon]]
|-
! scope="row" style="text-align: left;" | 03
| [[File:Blason dpt fr Allier.svg|22x20px]]
| [[Allier]]
| [[Moulins, Allier|Moulins]]
|-
! scope="row" style="text-align: left;" | 04
| [[File:Blason departement Alpes-de-Haute-Provence.svg|22x20px]]
| [[Alpes-de-Haute-Provence]]
| [[Digne-les-Bains]]
|-
! scope="row" style="text-align: left;" | 05
| [[File:Blason dpt fr HautesAlpes.svg|22x20px]]
| [[Hautes-Alpes]]
| [[Gap, Hautes-Alpes|Gap]]
|-
! scope="row" style="text-align: left;" | 06
| [[File:Nice Arms.svg|22x20px]]
| [[Alpes-Maritimes]]
| [[Nice]]
|-
! scope="row" style="text-align: left;" | 07
| [[File:Blason dpt fr Ardeche.svg|22x20px]]
| [[Ardèche]]
| [[Privas]]
|-
! scope="row" style="text-align: left;" | 08
| [[File:Blason département fr Ardennes.svg|22x20px]]
| [[Ardennes (department)|Ardennes]]
| [[Charleville-Mézières]]
|-
! scope="row" style="text-align: left;" | 09
| [[File:Blason dpt fr Ariège.svg|22x20px]]
| [[Ariège (department)|Ariège]]
| [[Foix]]
|-
! scope="row" style="text-align: left;" | 10
| [[File:Blason département fr Aube.svg|22x20px]]
| [[Aube]]
| [[Troyes]]
|-
! scope="row" style="text-align: left;" | 11
| [[File:Blason dpt fr Aude.svg|22x20px]]
| [[Aude]]
| [[Carcassonne]]
|-
! scope="row" style="text-align: left;" | 12
| [[File:Blason comtes de Rodez.svg|22x20px]]
| [[Aveyron]]
| [[Rodez]]
|-
! scope="row" style="text-align: left;" | 13
| [[File:Blason département fr Bouches-du-Rhône.svg|22x20px]]
| [[Bouches-du-Rhône]]
| [[Marseille]]
|-
! scope="row" style="text-align: left;" | 14
| [[File:Blason département fr Calvados.svg|22x20px]]
| [[Calvados (department)|Calvados]]
| [[Caen]]
|-
! scope="row" style="text-align: left;" | 15
| [[File:Blason dpt fr Cantal.svg|22x20px]]
| [[Cantal]]
| [[Aurillac]]
|-
! scope="row" style="text-align: left;" | 16
| [[File:Blason département fr Charente.svg|22x20px]]
| [[Charente]]
| [[Angoulême]]
|-
! scope="row" style="text-align: left;" | 17
| [[File:Blason département fr Charente-Maritime.svg|22x20px]]
| [[Charente-Maritime]]
| [[La Rochelle]]
|-
! scope="row" style="text-align: left;" | 18
| [[File:Blason dpt fr Cher.svg|22x20px]]
| [[Cher (department)|Cher]]
| [[Bourges]]
|-
! scope="row" style="text-align: left;" | 19
| [[File:Blason département fr Corrèze.svg|22x20px]]
| [[Corrèze]]
| [[Tulle]]
|-
! scope="row" style="text-align: left;" | 2A
| [[File:Coat of Arms of Corsica.svg|22x20px]]
| [[Corse-du-Sud]]
| [[Ajaccio]]
|-
! scope="row" style="text-align: left;" | 2B
| [[File:Coat of Arms of Corsica.svg|22x20px]]
| [[Haute-Corse]]
| [[Bastia]]
|-
! scope="row" style="text-align: left;" | 21
| [[File:Blason département fr Côte-d'Or.svg|22x20px]]
| [[Côte-d'Or]]
| [[Dijon]]
|-
! scope="row" style="text-align: left;" | 22
| [[File:Blason département fr Côtes-d’Armor.svg|22x20px]]
| [[Côtes-d'Armor]]
| [[Saint-Brieuc]]
|-
! scope="row" style="text-align: left;" | 23
| [[File:Blason Boubon-La Marche.svg|22x20px]]
| [[Creuse]]
| [[Guéret]]
|-
! scope="row" style="text-align: left;" | 24
| [[File:Blason Dordogne 1.svg|22x20px]]
| [[Dordogne]]
| [[Périgueux]]
|-
! scope="row" style="text-align: left;" | 25
| [[File:Blason département fr Doubs.svg|22x20px]]
| [[Doubs]]
| [[Besançon]]
|-
! scope="row" style="text-align: left;" | 26
| [[File:Blason département fr Drôme.svg|22x20px]]
| [[Drôme]]
| [[Valence, Drôme|Valence]]
|-
! scope="row" style="text-align: left;" | 27
| [[File:Blason département fr Eure.svg|22x20px]]
| [[Eure]]
| [[Évreux]]
|-
! scope="row" style="text-align: left;" | 28
| [[File:Blason département fr Eure-et-Loir.svg|22x20px]]
| [[Eure-et-Loir]]
| [[Chartres]]
|-
! scope="row" style="text-align: left;" | 29
| [[File:Blason29.svg|22x20px]]
| [[Finistère]]
| [[Quimper]]
|-
! scope="row" style="text-align: left;" | 30
| [[File:Blason département fr Gard.svg|22x20px]]
| [[Gard]]
| [[Nîmes]]
|-
! scope="row" style="text-align: left;" | 31
| [[File:Blason département fr Haute-Garonne.svg|22x20px]]
| [[Haute-Garonne]]
| [[Toulouse]]
|-
! scope="row" style="text-align: left;" | 32
| [[File:Blason dpt fr Gers.svg|22x20px]]
| [[Gers]]
| [[Auch]]
|-
! scope="row" style="text-align: left;" | 33
| [[File:Blason département fr Gironde.svg|22x20px]]
| [[Gironde]]
| [[Bordeaux]]
|-
! scope="row" style="text-align: left;" | 34
| [[File:Blason département fr Hérault.svg|22x20px]]
| [[Hérault]]
| [[Montpellier]]
|-
! scope="row" style="text-align: left;" | 35
| [[File:Blason département fr Ille-et-Vilaine.svg|22x20px]]
| [[Ille-et-Vilaine]]
| [[Rennes]]
|-
! scope="row" style="text-align: left;" | 36
| [[File:Blason département fr Indre.svg|22x20px]]
| [[Indre]]
| [[Châteauroux]]
|-
! scope="row" style="text-align: left;" | 37
| [[File:Blason département fr Indre-et-Loire.svg|22x20px]]
| [[Indre-et-Loire]]
| [[Tours]]
|-
! scope="row" style="text-align: left;" | 38
| [[File:Blason departement Isere.svg|22x20px]]
| [[Isère]]
| [[Grenoble]]
|-
! scope="row" style="text-align: left;" | 39
| [[File:Blason département fr Jura.svg|22x20px]]
| [[Jura (department)|Jura]]
| [[Lons-le-Saunier]]
|-
! scope="row" style="text-align: left;" | 40
| [[File:Blason dpt fr Landes.svg|22x20px]]
| [[Landes (department)|Landes]]
| [[Mont-de-Marsan]]
|-
! scope="row" style="text-align: left;" | 41
| [[File:Blason département fr Loir-et-Cher.svg|22x20px]]
| [[Loir-et-Cher]]
| [[Blois]]
|-
! scope="row" style="text-align: left;" | 42
| [[File:Blason departement Loire.svg|22x20px]]
| [[Loire]]
| [[Saint-Étienne]]
|-
! scope="row" style="text-align: left;" | 43
| [[File:Blason dpt fr Haute-Loire.svg|22x20px]]
| [[Haute-Loire]]
| [[Le Puy-en-Velay]]
|-
! scope="row" style="text-align: left;" | 44
| [[File:Blason département fr Loire-Atlantique.svg|22x20px]]
| [[Loire-Atlantique]]
| [[Nantes]]
|-
! scope="row" style="text-align: left;" | 45
| [[File:Blason département fr Loiret.svg|22x20px]]
| [[Loiret]]
| [[Orléans]]
|-
! scope="row" style="text-align: left;" | 46
| [[File:Blason département fr Lot.svg|22x20px]]
| [[Lot (department)|Lot]]
| [[Cahors]]
|-
! scope="row" style="text-align: left;" | 47
| [[File:Blason département fr Lot-et-Garonne.svg|22x20px]]
| [[Lot-et-Garonne]]
| [[Agen]]
|-
! scope="row" style="text-align: left;" | 48
| [[File:Blason département fr Lozère.svg|22x20px]]
| [[Lozère]]
| [[Mende, Lozère|Mende]]
|-
! scope="row" style="text-align: left;" | 49
| [[File:Blason departement Maine-et-Loire.svg|22x20px]]
| [[Maine-et-Loire]]
| [[Angers]]
|-
! scope="row" style="text-align: left;" | 50
| [[File:Blason département fr Manche.svg|22x20px]]
| [[Manche]]
| [[Saint-Lô]]
|-
! scope="row" style="text-align: left;" | 51
| [[File:Blason departement Marne.svg|22x20px]]
| [[Marne (department)|Marne]]
| [[Châlons-en-Champagne]]
|-
! scope="row" style="text-align: left;" | 52
| [[File:Blason département fr Haute-Marne.svg|22x20px]]
| [[Haute-Marne]]
| [[Chaumont, Haute-Marne|Chaumont]]
|-
! scope="row" style="text-align: left;" | 53
| [[File:Blason département fr Mayenne.svg|22x20px]]
| [[Mayenne]]
| [[Laval, Mayenne|Laval]]
|-
! scope="row" style="text-align: left;" | 54
| [[File:Blason Meurthe-et-Moselle.svg|22x20px]]
| [[Meurthe-et-Moselle]]
| [[Nancy, France|Nancy]]
|-
! scope="row" style="text-align: left;" | 55
| [[File:Blason Meuse.svg|22x20px]]
| [[Meuse (department)|Meuse]]
| [[Bar-le-Duc]]
|-
! scope="row" style="text-align: left;" | 56
| [[File:Blason departement Morbihan.svg|22x20px]]
| [[Morbihan]]
| [[Vannes]]
|-
! scope="row" style="text-align: left;" | 57
| [[File:Blason Moselle.svg|22x20px]]
| [[Moselle]]
| [[Metz]]
|-
! scope="row" style="text-align: left;" | 58
| [[File:Blason dpt fr Nievre.svg|22x20px]]
| [[Nièvre]]
| [[Nevers]]
|-
! scope="row" style="text-align: left;" | 59
| [[File:Blason Nord-Pas-De-Calais.svg|22x20px]]
| [[Nord (French department)|Nord]]
| [[Lille]]
|-
! scope="row" style="text-align: left;" | 60
| [[File:Blason département fr Oise.svg|22x20px]]
| [[Oise]]
| [[Beauvais]]
|-
! scope="row" style="text-align: left;" | 61
| [[File:Blason département fr Orne.svg|22x20px]]
| [[Orne]]
| [[Alençon]]
|-
! scope="row" style="text-align: left;" | 62
| [[File:Pas de Calais Arms.svg|22x20px]]
| [[Pas-de-Calais]]
| [[Arras]]
|-
! scope="row" style="text-align: left;" | 63
| [[File:Blason dpt fr Puy-de-Dome.svg|22x20px]]
| [[Puy-de-Dôme]]
| [[Clermont-Ferrand]]
|-
! scope="row" style="text-align: left;" | 64
| [[File:Blason des Pyrénées-Atlantiques.svg|22x20px]]
| [[Pyrénées-Atlantiques]]
| [[Pau, Pyrénées-Atlantiques|Pau]]
|-
! scope="row" style="text-align: left;" | 65
| [[File:Blason dpt fr HautesPyrenees.svg|22x20px]]
| [[Hautes-Pyrénées]]
| [[Tarbes]]
|-
! scope="row" style="text-align: left;" | 66
| [[File:Arms of the Pyrénées-Orientales.svg|22x20px]]
| [[Pyrénées-Orientales]]
| [[Perpignan]]
|-
! scope="row" style="text-align: left;" | 67
| [[File:Blason département fr Bas-Rhin.svg|22x20px]]
| [[Bas-Rhin]]
| [[Strasbourg]]
|-
! scope="row" style="text-align: left;" | 68
| [[File:Blason Haut Rhin.svg|22x20px]]
| [[Haut-Rhin]]
| [[Colmar]]
|-
! scope="row" style="text-align: left;" | 69
| [[File:Blason dpt fr Rhone.svg|22x20px]]
| [[Rhône (department)|Rhône]]
| [[Lyon]]
|-
! scope="row" style="text-align: left;" | 70
| [[File:Blason dpt fr Haute-Saone.svg|22x20px]]
| [[Haute-Saône]]
| [[Vesoul]]
|-
! scope="row" style="text-align: left;" | 71
| [[File:Blason département fr Saône-et-Loire.svg|22x20px]]
| [[Saône-et-Loire]]
| [[Mâcon]]
|-
! scope="row" style="text-align: left;" | 72
| [[File:Blason dpt fr Sarthe.svg|22x20px]]
| [[Sarthe]]
| [[Le Mans]]
|-
! scope="row" style="text-align: left;" | 73
| [[File:Blason_duche_fr_Savoie.svg|22x20px]]
[[File:Blason_département_fr_Savoie.svg|22x20px]]
| [[Savoie]]
| [[Chambéry]]
|-
! scope="row" style="text-align: left;" | 74
| [[File:Blason_duche_fr_Savoie.svg|22x20px]]
[[File:Blason_département_fr_Haute-Savoie.svg|22x20px]]
| [[Haute-Savoie]]
| [[Annecy]]
|-
! scope="row" style="text-align: left;" | 75
| [[File:Blason paris 75.svg|22x20px]]
| [[Paris]]
| [[Paris]]
|-
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| [[File:Blason76.svg|22x20px]]
| [[Seine-Maritime]]
| [[Rouen]]
|-
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| [[File:Blason département fr Seine-et-Marne.svg|22x20px]]
| [[Seine-et-Marne]]
| [[Melun]]
|-
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| [[File:Blason département fr Yvelines.svg|22x20px]]
| [[Yvelines]]
| [[Versailles (city)|Versailles]]
|-
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| [[File:Blason département fr Deux-Sèvres.svg|22x20px]]
| [[Deux-Sèvres]]
| [[Niort]]
|-
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| [[File:Blason département fr Somme.svg|22x20px]]
| [[Somme (department)|Somme]]
| [[Amiens]]
|-
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| [[File:Blason dpt fr Tarn.svg|22x20px]]
| [[Tarn (department)|Tarn]]
| [[Albi]]
|-
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| [[File:Blason département fr Tarn-et-Garonne.svg|22x20px]]
| [[Tarn-et-Garonne]]
| [[Montauban]]
|-
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| [[File:Blason departement Var.svg|22x20px]]
| [[Var (department)|Var]]
| [[Toulon]]
|-
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| [[File:Blason département fr Vaucluse.svg|22x20px]]
| [[Vaucluse]]
| [[Avignon]]
|-
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| [[File:Blason dpt fr 85 Vendée.svg|22x20px]]
| [[Vendée]]
| [[La Roche-sur-Yon]]
|-
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| [[File:Blason département fr Vienne.svg|22x20px]]
| [[Vienne (department)|Vienne]]
| [[Poitiers]]
|-
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| [[File:Blason département fr Haute-Vienne.svg|22x20px]]
| [[Haute-Vienne]]
| [[Limoges]]
|-
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| [[File:Blason département fr Vosges.svg|22x20px]]
| [[Vosges]]
| [[Épinal]]
|-
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| [[File:Blason département fr Yonne.svg|22x20px]]
| [[Yonne]]
| [[Auxerre]]
|-
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| [[File:Blason département fr Territoire de Belfort.svg|22x20px]]
| [[Territoire de Belfort]]
| [[Belfort]]
|-
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| [[File:Blason département fr Essonne.svg|22x20px]]
| [[Essonne]]
| [[Évry, Essonne|Évry]]
|-
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| [[File:Blason département fr Hauts-de-Seine.svg|22x20px]]
| [[Hauts-de-Seine]]
| [[Nanterre]]
|-
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| [[File:Blason département fr Seine-Saint-Denis.svg|22x20px]]
| [[Seine-Saint-Denis]]
| [[Bobigny]]
|-
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| [[File:Blason département fr Val-de-Marne.svg|22x20px]]
| [[Val-de-Marne]]
| [[Créteil]]
|-
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| [[File:Blason département fr Val-d'Oise.svg|22x20px]]
| [[Val-d'Oise]]
| [[Cergy]]/[[Pontoise]]
|-
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| [[File:Coat of arms of Guadeloupe.svg|22x20px]]
| [[Guadeloupe]]
| [[Basse-Terre]]
|-
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| [[File:Coat of arms of Martinique.svg|22x20px|border]]
| [[Martinique]]
| [[Fort-de-France]]
|-
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| [[File:Blason de la Guyane.svg|22x20px]]
| [[French Guiana|Guyane]]
| [[Cayenne]]
|-
! scope="row" style="text-align: left;" | 974
| [[File:Blason Réunion DOM.svg|22x20px]]
| [[Réunion|La Réunion]]
| [[Saint-Denis, Réunion|Saint-Denis]]
|-
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| [[File:Coat of Arms of Mayotte.svg|22x20px]]
| [[Mayotte]]
| [[Mamoudzou]]
|}
[[File:Tour Eiffel, École militaire, Champ-de-Mars, Palais de Chaillot, La Défense - 03.jpg|300px|thumb|The [[Eiffel Tower]], with the skyline of [[Paris]] in the background]]

===== Municipalities of France =====
{{Main|Communes of France}}
* [[List of cities in France|Cities of France]]
** [[Capital (political)|Capital]] of France: [[Paris]] – also the largest city in France, with over 2,000,000 inhabitants
** [[Strasbourg]] – [[Seat of the European Parliament in Strasbourg|official seat of the European Parliament]]
** [[Lyon]] – silk capital of the world and the location of the headquarters of [[Interpol (organization)|Interpol]] and [[Euronews]]
** [[Marseille]] – France's largest commercial [[port]]

=== Demography of France ===
{{Main|Demographics of France}}
{{Clear}}

=== Neighbors of France ===
[[File:France-CIA WFB Map.png|thumb|300px|Map showing France and its neighbours]]
[[Metropolitan France]] is bordered by:
* [[Belgium]]
* [[Luxembourg]]
* [[Germany]]
* [[Switzerland]]
* [[Italy]]
* [[Monaco]]
* [[Andorra]]
* [[Spain]]

France is also linked to:
* [[United Kingdom]] (by the [[Channel Tunnel]], which passes underneath the [[English Channel]])

France's [[overseas departments]] share borders with:
* [[Brazil]] (borders [[French Guiana]])
* [[Suriname]] (borders [[French Guiana]])
* [[Sint Maarten]] (borders [[Collectivity of Saint Martin|Saint-Martin]])

== Government and politics of France ==
{{main|Political system of France|l1=Government of France|Politics of France}}

* [[Form of government]]: [[Unitary state|unitary]] [[semi-presidential system|semi-presidential]] [[republic]]
* [[Capital (political)|Capital]] of France: [[Paris]]
* [[Constitutional Council of France]]
* [[Elections in France]]
** [[Elections in France|French presidential elections]]: &nbsp; [[1848 French presidential election|1848]] – [[1958 French presidential election|1958]] – [[1965 French presidential election|1965]] – [[1969 French presidential election|1969]] – [[1974 French presidential election|1974]] – [[1981 French presidential election|1981]] – [[1988 French presidential election|1988]] – [[1995 French presidential election|1995]] – [[2002 French presidential election|2002]] – [[2007 French presidential election|2007]] – [[2012 French presidential election|2012]] – [[2017 French presidential election|2017]] – [[2022 French presidential election|2022]] 
** [[Elections in France|French parliamentary elections]]: &nbsp; [[1795 French Directory election|1795]] – [[1798 French Directory election|1798]] – [[1815 French legislative election (disambiguation)|1815]] – [[1816 French legislative election|1816]] – [[1820 French legislative election|1820]] – [[1824 French legislative election|1824]] – [[1827 French legislative election|1827]] – [[1830 French legislative election|1830]] – [[1831 French legislative election|1831]] – [[1834 French legislative election|1834]] – [[1837 French legislative election|1837]] – [[1839 French legislative election|1839]] – [[1842 French legislative election|1842]] – [[1846 French legislative election|1846]] – [[1848 French Constituent Assembly election|1848]] – [[1849 French legislative election|1849]] – [[1852 French legislative election|1852]] – [[1857 French legislative election|1857]] – [[1863 French legislative election|1863]] – [[1869 French legislative election|1869]] – [[February 1871 French legislative election|1871 (Feb)]] – [[July 1871 French legislative election|1871 (Jul)]] – [[1876 French legislative election|1876]] – [[1877 French legislative election|1877]] – [[1881 French legislative election|1881]] – [[1885 French legislative election|1885]] – [[1889 French legislative election|1889]] – [[1893 French legislative election|1893]] – [[1898 French legislative election|1898]] – [[1902 French legislative election|1902]] – [[1906 French legislative election|1906]] – [[1910 French legislative election|1910]] – [[1914 French legislative election|1914]] – [[1919 French legislative election|1919]] – [[1924 French legislative election|1924]] – [[1928 French legislative election|1928]] – [[1932 French legislative election|1932]] – [[1936 French legislative election|1936]] – [[1945 French legislative election|1945]] – [[June 1946 French legislative election|1946 (Jun)]] – [[November 1946 French legislative election|1946 (Nov)]] – [[1951 French legislative election|1951]] – [[1956 French legislative election|1956]] – [[1958 French legislative election|1958]] – [[1962 French legislative election|1962]] – [[1967 French legislative election|1967]] – [[1968 French legislative election|1968]] – [[1973 French legislative election|1973]] – [[1978 French legislative election|1978]] – [[1981 French legislative election|1981]] – [[1986 French legislative election|1986]] – [[1988 French legislative election|1988]] – [[1993 French legislative election|1993]] – [[1997 French legislative election|1997]] – [[2002 French legislative election|2002]] – [[2007 French legislative election|2007]] – [[2012 French legislative election|2012]] – [[2017 French legislative election|2017]] – [[2022 French legislative election|2022]] – [[2024 French legislative election|2024]]
** French referendums: &nbsp; [[1793 French constitutional referendum|1793]] – [[1795 French constitutional referendum|1795]] – [[1800 French constitutional referendum|1800]] – [[1802 French constitutional referendum|1802]] – [[1804 French constitutional referendum|1804]] – [[1815 French constitutional referendum|1815]] – [[1851 French constitutional referendum|1851]] – [[1852 French Second Empire referendum|1852]] – [[1870 French constitutional referendum|1870]] – [[1945 French constitutional referendum|1945]] – [[May 1946 French constitutional referendum|1946 (May)]] – [[October 1946 French constitutional referendum|1946 (Oct)]] – [[1958 French constitutional referendum|1958]] – [[French referendum on Algerian self-determination, 1961|1961]] – [[1962 French Évian Accords referendum|1962 (Jun)]] – [[1962 French presidential election referendum|1962 (Oct)]] – [[1969 French constitutional referendum|1969]] – [[1972 French European Economic Community enlargement referendum|1972]] – [[1988 French Matignon Accords referendum|1988]] – [[1992 French Maastricht Treaty referendum|1992]] – [[2000 French constitutional referendum|2000]] – [[2005 French European Constitution referendum|2005]]
* [[Feminism in France]]
* [[Foreign relations of France]]
* [[Liberalism and radicalism in France]]
* [[List of political parties in France|Political parties in France]]
* [[French political scandals|Political scandals of France]]
* [[Taxation in France]]

=== Branches of the government of France ===
{{Main|Government of France}}

==== Executive branch  ====
[[Emmanuel Macron]], current [[President of France]]

* [[Head of state]]: [[President of the French Republic]]
* [[French government ministers|''Le Gouvernement'' (Cabinet of ministers)]]
**[[Head of government]]: [[Prime Minister of France]]
** [[Minister of Foreign Affairs (France)|Minister of Foreign Affairs]]
** [[Minister of the Interior (France)|Minister of the Interior]]
** [[Minister of Overseas France]]
** [[Minister of the Environment (France)|Minister of the Environment]]
** [[Minister of Transportation (France)|Minister of Transportation]]
** [[Minister of Public Works (France)|Minister of Public Works]]
** [[Minister of the Economy, Finance and Industry (France)|Minister of the Economy, Finance and Industry]]
** [[Minister of Defence (France)|Minister of Defence]]
** [[Minister of Justice (France)|Minister of Justice]]
** [[Minister of National Education (France)|Minister of National Education]]
** [[Minister of Higher Education and Research (France)|Minister of Higher Education and Research]]
** [[Minister of Culture (France)|Minister of Culture]]
** [[Minister of Agriculture (France)|Minister of Agriculture]]
** [[Minister of Tourism (France)|Minister of Tourism]]
** [[Minister of the Sea (France)|Minister of the Sea]]
** [[Minister of Health (France)|Minister of Health]]
** [[Minister of Youth Affairs and Sports (France)|Minister of Youth Affairs and Sports]]
**[[Ministry of Public Action and Accounts|Minister of Budget, Public Accounting and Civil Servants]]
**[[French Ministry of Immigration, Integration, National Identity and Codevelopment|Minister of Immigration, Integration, National identity and Co-development]]
** [[Minister of Social Affairs (France)|Minister of Social Affairs]]
** [[Minister of Housing (France)|Minister of Housing]]

==== Legislative branch ====
* [[Parliament of France]] (''Parlement'') ''(see also: [[Congress of France]])''
** [[National Assembly of France|French National Assembly]] (''Assemblée Nationale'')
** [[Senate of France|French Senate]] (''Sénat'')
* [[French Economic and Social Council]] (consultative assembly)

==== Judicial branch ====
{{Main|Justice in France}}
* [[Constitutional Council of France]]

=== International relations of France ===
====Foreign relations====
* [[Foreign relations of France]]
* [[Foreign policy of François Mitterrand]]
* France is a [[List of countries with nuclear weapons|nuclear power]]
* [[France–Africa relations]]
* [[France–Americas relations]]
* [[France–Asia relations]]
*[[Evolution of the French Empire]]
*[[French colonial empire]]
*[[French colonisation of the Americas]]
*[[International relations, 1648–1814]] 
*[[International relations (1814–1919)]]
* [[Aftermath of World War I]]
*[[International relations (1919–1939)]]
* [[Diplomatic History of World War II]]
* [[Cold War]]
** [[Foreign policy of Charles de Gaulle]]
* [[International relations since 1989]]

==== International organization membership ====
The French Republic is a member of:<ref name=CIA_World_Factbook>{{cite web|date=July 2, 2009|url=https://www.cia.gov/the-world-factbook/countries/france/|title=France|work=[[The World Factbook]]|publisher=[[United States]] [[Central Intelligence Agency]]|access-date=July 23, 2009}}</ref>
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*[[African Development Bank Group]] (AfDB) (nonregional member)
*[[African Union/United Nations Hybrid operation in Darfur]] (UNAMID)
*[[Arctic Council]] (observer)
*[[Asian Development Bank]] (ADB) (nonregional member)
*[[Australia Group]]
*[[Bank for International Settlements]] (BIS)
*[[Black Sea Economic Cooperation Zone]] (BSEC) (observer)
*[[Confederation of European Paper Industries]] (CEPI)
*''[[Conference des Ministres des Finances des Pays de la Zone Franc]]'' (FZ)
*[[Council of Europe]] (CE)
*[[Council of the Baltic Sea States]] (CBSS) (observer)
*[[Development Bank of Central African States]] (BDEAC)
*[[Economic and Monetary Union]] (EMU)
*[[Euro-Atlantic Partnership Council]] (EAPC)
*[[European Bank for Reconstruction and Development]] (EBRD)
*[[European Investment Bank]] (EIB)
*[[European Organization for Nuclear Research]] (CERN)
*[[European Space Agency]] (ESA)
*[[European Union]] (EU)
*[[Food and Agriculture Organization]] (FAO)
*[[Group of Five]] (G5)
*[[G8|Group of Seven]] (G7)
*[[Group of Eight]] (G8)
*[[Group of Ten (economic)|Group of Ten]] (G10)
*[[Group of Twenty Finance Ministers and Central Bank Governors]] (G20)
*[[Indian Ocean Commission]] (InOC)
*[[Inter-American Development Bank]] (IADB)
*[[International Atomic Energy Agency]] (IAEA)
*[[International Bank for Reconstruction and Development]] (IBRD)
*[[International Chamber of Commerce]] (ICC)
*[[International Civil Aviation Organization]] (ICAO)
*[[International Criminal Court]] (ICCt)
*[[International Criminal Police Organization]] (Interpol)
*[[International Development Association]] (IDA)
*[[International Energy Agency]] (IEA)
*[[International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies]] (IFRCS)
*[[International Finance Corporation]] (IFC)
*[[International Fund for Agricultural Development]] (IFAD)
*[[International Hydrographic Organization]] (IHO)
*[[International Labour Organization]] (ILO)
*[[International Maritime Organization]] (IMO)
*[[International Mobile Satellite Organization]] (IMSO)
*[[International Monetary Fund]] (IMF)
*[[International Olympic Committee]] (IOC)
*[[International Organization for Migration]] (IOM)
*[[International Organization for Standardization]] (ISO)
*[[International Red Cross and Red Crescent Movement]] (ICRM)
*[[International Telecommunication Union]] (ITU)
*[[International Telecommunications Satellite Organization]] (ITSO)
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*[[International Trade Union Confederation]] (ITUC)
*[[Inter-Parliamentary Union]] (IPU)
*[[Multilateral Investment Guarantee Agency]] (MIGA)
*[[North Atlantic Treaty Organization]] (NATO)
*[[Nuclear Energy Agency]] (NEA)
*[[Nuclear Suppliers Group]] (NSG)
*''[[Organisation internationale de la Francophonie]]'' (OIF)
*[[Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development]] (OECD)
*[[Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe]] (OSCE)
*[[Organisation for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons]] (OPCW)
*[[Organization of American States]] (OAS) (observer)
*[[Pacific Islands Forum]] (PIF) (partner)
*[[Paris Club]]
*[[Permanent Court of Arbitration]] (PCA)
*[[Schengen Convention]]
*[[Secretariat of the Pacific Community]] (SPC)
*[[Southeast European Cooperative Initiative]] (SECI) (observer)
*''[[Union Latine]]''
*[[United Nations]] (UN)
*[[United Nations Conference on Trade and Development]] (UNCTAD)
*[[United Nations Educational, Scientific, and Cultural Organization]] (UNESCO)
*[[United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees]] (UNHCR)
*[[United Nations Industrial Development Organization]] (UNIDO)
*[[United Nations Institute for Training and Research]] (UNITAR)
*[[United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon]] (UNIFIL)
*[[United Nations Mission for the Referendum in Western Sahara]] (MINURSO)
*[[United Nations Mission in Liberia]] (UNMIL)
*[[United Nations Mission in the Central African Republic and Chad]] (MINURCAT)
*[[United Nations Observer Mission in Georgia]] (UNOMIG)
*[[United Nations Operation in Cote d'Ivoire]] (UNOCI)
*[[United Nations Organization Mission in the Democratic Republic of the Congo]] (MONUC)
*[[United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East]] (UNRWA)
*[[United Nations Security Council]] (permanent member)
*[[United Nations Stabilization Mission in Haiti]] (MINUSTAH)
*[[United Nations Truce Supervision Organization]] (UNTSO)
*[[Universal Postal Union]] (UPU)
*[[West African Development Bank]] (WADB) (nonregional)
*[[Western European Union]] (WEU)
*[[World Confederation of Labour]] (WCL)
*[[World Customs Organization]] (WCO)
*[[World Federation of Trade Unions]] (WFTU)
*[[World Health Organization]] (WHO)
*[[World Intellectual Property Organization]] (WIPO)
*[[World Meteorological Organization]] (WMO)
*[[World Organization of the Scout Movement]]
*[[World Tourism Organization]] (UNWTO)
*[[World Trade Organization]] (WTO)
*[[World Veterans Federation]]
*[[Zangger Committee]] (ZC)
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=== Law of France ===
{{Main|Law of France}}

[[File:Police Vigipirate dsc06483.jpg|thumb|140px|A policeman armed with a submachine gun guarding a police station in Paris]]

* [[Adoption in France]]
* [[Cannabis in France]]
* [[Capital punishment in France]]
* [[Census in France]]
* [[Constitution of France]]
* [[Crime in France]]
** [[Polygamy in France]]
* [[Law enforcement in France]]
** National law enforcement agencies
*** [[National Police (France)|National Police]] (''"Police Nationale"'')
*** [[National Gendarmerie]] (''"Gendarmerie Nationale"'')
**** [[Mobile Gendarmerie]] (''"Gendarmerie Mobile"'')
** Local law enforcement agencies
*** [[Police municipale (France)|Police municipale]] ([[Municipal police]]) – may be maintained by local governments ([[commune in France|commune]]s), but have very limited law enforcement powers outside of traffic issues and local ordinance enforcement
*** [[Garde champetre]] or ''Police Rurale'' (Rural police) – may be formed by Rural communes, and are responsible for limited local patrol and protecting the environment
*** ''Équipes régionales d’intervention et de sécurité'' (SWAT teams) – are operated by The Department of Corrections (the prison system or ''Administration pénitentiaire'')
*** In [[Wallis and Futuna]], there is a territorial guard as well as royal police.
* [[Human rights in France]]
** [[Abortion in France]]
** [[Censorship in France]]
** [[Declaration of the Rights of Man and of the Citizen]]
** [[Gambling in France]]
** [[LGBT rights in France]]
** [[Prostitution in France]]
** [[Smoking in France]]

==== Historical law ====
* [[Napoleonic code]]

=== Military of France ===
{{Main|Military of France}}

[[File:French Armed Forces2.JPEG|thumb|300px|French Armed Forces, armed with FAMAS F1 assault rifles, await for the opening of the Memorial Day ceremony at the LaFayette Escadrille Monument in Paris, France.]]

* Command
** [[Commander-in-chief]]:
*** [[Ministry of Defence (France)|Ministry of Defence of France]]
* French Armed Forces
** [[French Army]] ''(Armée de Terre)''
*** [[French Foreign Legion]]
*** [[Ranks in the French Army]]
** [[French Navy]] ''(Marine Nationale)''
*** [[Ranks in the French Navy]]
** [[French Air Force]] ''(Armée de l'Air)''
** [[National Gendarmerie]] ''(Gendarmerie Nationale)''
* [[Military history of France]]

== History of France ==
{{main|History of France|Timeline of French history}}

=== General topics ===
[[File:Jacques Louis David - Bonaparte franchissant le Grand Saint-Bernard, 20 mai 1800 - Google Art Project.jpg|right|thumb|200px|''[[Napoleon Crossing the Alps]]'', by [[Jacques-Louis David]]. Portrait of [[Napoleon|Napoleon Bonaparte]]]]
* [[Territorial formation of France]]
* [[Provinces of France|Historical French provinces]]
* [[Culture of France|Cultural history of France]]
** [[French art|Art history of France]]
** [[French literature|Literary history of France]]
* [[French colonial empires|Colonial history of France]]
* [[Demographics of France]]
* [[Economic history of France]]
* Historical positions and figures
** [[List of Prime Ministers of France|Prime Ministers of France]]
** [[Constable of France]]
* [[Military history of France]]
** [[Military history of France during World War II]]

=== By period ===
{{See also|List of years in France}}
{|<!--Table auto-widens to fit page width-->
| width="36%" valign=top |<!--1st column-->
* '''Ancient history'''
** [[Prehistoric France]]
** [[Gaul|Celtic Gaul]]
** [[Roman Gaul|Roman Gaul (50 BC–486)]]
** [[Franks|The Franks]]
**  &nbsp; [[Merovingian|Merovingians (481–751)]]
* '''[[France in the Middle Ages]]'''
** [[Carolingian|Carolingians (751–987)]]
**  [[House of Capet|Direct Capetians (987–1328)]]
**  [[House of Valois#Valois (direct)|Valois (direct) (1328–1498)]]
* '''[[Early Modern France]] (1492–1792)'''
** [[House of Valois#Valois-Orléans|Valois-Orléans (1498–1515)]]
** [[House of Valois#Valois-Angoulême|Valois-Angoulême (1515–1589)]]
** [[House of Bourbon|House of Bourbon (1589–1792)]]
** [[French Revolution|French Revolution (1789)]]
| width="42%" |<!--2nd column-->
* '''[[France in the nineteenth century|France in the 19th century]]'''
** [[French First Republic|First Republic (1792–1804)]]
** [[National Convention|National Convention (1792–1795)]]
** [[French Directory|Directory (1795–1799)]]
** [[Napoleonic era]] ''([[Timeline of the Napoleonic era|timeline]])''
*** [[French Consulate|Consulate (1799–1804)]]
*** [[First French Empire|First Empire (1804–1814)]]
** [[Bourbon Restoration in France|Restoration (1814–1830)]]
** [[July Revolution|July Revolution (1830)]]
** [[July Monarchy|July Monarchy (1830–1848)]]
** [[Revolutions of 1848 in France|1848 Revolution]]
** [[French Second Republic|Second Republic (1848–1852)]]
** [[Second French Empire|Second Empire (1852–1870)]]
** [[French Third Republic|Third Republic (1870–1940)]]
** [[Paris Commune|Paris Commune (1871)]]
* '''[[France in the twentieth century|France in the 20th century]]'''
** [[Great Depression in France]]
** [[Vichy France|Vichy France (1940–1944)]]
** [[Provisional Government of the French Republic|Provisional Government (1944–1946)]]
** [[French Fourth Republic|Fourth Republic (1946–1958)]]
** [[French Fifth Republic|Fifth Republic (1958–present)]]
| width="22%" style="font-size:87%"|<!--3rd column, for image-->
[[File:De Gaulle-OWI.jpg|180px]]<br />[[Charles de Gaulle]] was the leader (and General) of the [[Free French Forces]] during [[World War II]], he founded the [[Provisional Government of the French Republic]], was a prime minister of the [[French Fourth Republic]], and was the first president of the [[French Fifth Republic]].
|}

== Culture of France ==
{{Main|Culture of France}}

[[File:Versailles Tapis vert (1).jpg|thumb|300px|[[Palace of Versailles]]]]
[[File:Eiffel tower fireworks on July 14th Bastille Day.jpg|thumb|200px|[[Eiffel Tower]] on [[Bastille Day]]]]
[[File:Louvre 2007 02 24 c.jpg|300px|thumb|The [[Louvre]] Museum, in Paris, is home to many of the world's greatest [[masterpiece]]s of art, including the [[Mona Lisa]].]]

* [[Architecture of France]]
**[[French Baroque architecture]]
**[[French Colonial]]
**[[French Gothic architecture]]
**[[French Renaissance architecture]]
**[[French Restoration style]]
**[[French Romanesque architecture]]
* [[Art in France]]
**[[List of museums in France|Museums in France]]
** [[Literature of France]]
*** [[List of French novelists|French novelists]]
** [[Music of France]]
*** [[French rock]]
** [[Theatre in France]]
*** [[List of French playwrights|French playwrights]]
* [[Cuisine of France]]
* Cultural icons of France
* [[Languages of France]]
* [[Media in France]]
** [[Cinema of France]]
** [[Television in France]]
* [[Mythology in France]]
* National symbols of France
** [[Coat of arms of France]]
** [[Flag of France]]
** [[National anthem of France]]
* [[People of France]]
** Ethnic minorities in France
*** [[Armenians in France]]
*** [[Chinese diaspora in France]]
*** [[Koreans in France]]
*** [[Turks in France]]
* [[Public holidays in France]]
* [[Racism in France]]
* [[Scouting and Guiding in France]]
* [[List of World Heritage Sites in Europe#France .2833.29|World Heritage Sites in France]] ''(See also [[List of World Heritage Sites in Europe#Transboundary sites|Transboundary sites]])''

=== Religion and belief systems in France ===
* Belief systems
** [[Humanism in France]]
** [[Irreligion and atheism in France]]
* [[Religion in France]]
** [[Freedom of religion in France]]
** Religions in France
*** [[Buddhism in France]]
*** [[Christianity in France]]
**** [[Eastern Orthodoxy in France]]
**** [[Oriental Orthodoxy in France]]
**** [[Protestantism in France]]
**** [[Roman Catholicism in France]]
*** [[Hinduism in France]]
*** [[Islam in France]]
*** [[Judaism in France]]
*** [[Scientology in France]]
*** [[Sikhism in France]]

=== Sports in France ===
{{Main|Sport in France}}

[[File:DSCN2499.JPG|thumb|Tour de France 2005: Arrival in Mulhouse from Gérardmer]]
[[File:Daniel Ilabaca.jpg|thumb|A ''traceur'' – a practitioner of [[parkour]] – performs an ''équilibre de chat'' (cat balance).]]

Sport articles specific to France:
* [[Fédération Française de Basket-Ball]]
* [[Football in France]]
* [[France at the Olympics]]: the modern [[Olympics]] were invented in France, in 1894
* [[French Grand Prix|Grand Prix de France]]
* [[French Open (tennis)]]
* [[Open de France]]
* [[Pétanque]]
* [[Parkour]] ('urban running')
* Rugby in France:
** [[Rugby union in France]]
** [[Rugby League in France]]
* [[Tour de France]]
* [[Alps Tour]]
* [[France men's national handball team]]

==Economy and infrastructure of France ==
{{Main|Economy of France}}

[[File:TGV-Duplex Paris.jpg|thumb|[[TGV]] Duplex in Paris, ''Gare de Lyon''. TGV stands for '''''t'''rain à '''g'''rande '''v'''itesse'', which is [[French language|French]] for "train of great speed"), and is the name of France's [[high-speed rail]] service.]]

France is the most visited country in the world, receiving over 79 [[million]] foreign tourists annually (including business visitors, but excluding people staying less than 24 hours in France).<ref name="tourism.stat">{{cite web|first=Directorate of Tourism|last=[[Cabinet of France|Government of France]]|url=http://www.tourisme.gouv.fr/fr/z2/stat/tis/att00015987/TIS_2007-2.pdf|title=79 millions d'arrivées de touristes internationaux en 2006|access-date=2007-07-31|language=fr|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070808001652/http://www.tourisme.gouv.fr/fr/z2/stat/tis/att00015987/TIS_2007-2.pdf|archive-date=2007-08-08}}</ref>

* Economic rank
** [[List of countries by GDP (nominal)|Nominal GDP]]: 6th (sixth)
** [[List of countries by GDP (PPP)|GDP (PPP)]]: 8th (eighth)
* [[Agriculture in France]]
* [[Banking in France]]
* [[Communications in France]]
** [[List of newspapers in France|Newspapers in France]]
** [[Radio in France]]
** [[Telecommunications in France]]
*** [[Internet in France]]
*** [[Television in France]]
* [[List of companies of France|Companies of France]]
[[File:Euro banknotes 2002.png|thumb|Euro banknotes]]
*[[Currency|Currency of France]]: [[Euro]] (see also: [[Template:Euro topics|Euro topics]])
**[[ISO 4217]]: [[Euro|EUR]]
* [[Economic history of France]]
* [[Energy in France]]
** [[Nuclear power in France]]
** [[Renewable energy in France]]
* [[Health care in France]]
** [[Emergency medical services in France]]
* [[Poverty in France]]
* [[Tourism in France]]
** [[Eiffel Tower]]
* [[Transport in France]]
** [[List of airports in France|Airports in France]]
** [[Highway system of France]]
** [[Rail transport in France]]
*** [[Trams in France]]
* [[Water supply and sanitation in France]]

== Education in France ==
{{Main|Education in France}}
The three stages of the education process in France:
* [[Education in France#Primary school|Primary education]] (''enseignement primaire'')
* [[Secondary education in France|Secondary education]] (''enseignement secondaire'')
** [[Secondary education in France#Collège|Collèges]] – cater for the first four years of secondary education from the ages of 11 to 15, equivalent to [[Middle school|middle schools]]
** [[Secondary education in France#Lycée|Lycées]] – provide a three-year course of further secondary education for children between the ages of 15 and 18, during which pupils are prepared for the ''[[baccalauréat]]'' (commonly referred to as ''le bac''), which happens between the end of the penultimate year (for the French-language exam), and the end of the last year
* Higher education (''enseignement supérieur'')
** [[List of colleges and universities in France|Colleges and universities in France]]
*** [[List of public universities in France|Public universities of France]]
** [[Grandes écoles]]

== Health in France ==
{{Main|Health in France}}
* [[List of hospitals in France|Hospitals in France]]
* [[Obesity in France]]

== See also==
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*[[List of international rankings]]
*[[Member state of the European Union]]
*[[Member state of the Group of Twenty Finance Ministers and Central Bank Governors]]
*[[Member state of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization]]
*[[Member state of the United Nations]]
*[[Outline of Europe]]
*[[Outline of geography]]
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== Notes ==
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==References==
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==External links==

{{Wikiatlas|France}}
* [http://www.rfi.fr/actuen/pages/001/accueil.asp] Radio France Internationale in English
'''French government'''
* [http://www.ambafrance-uk.org/ Official site of the French Embassy in the United Kingdom]
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20080525182436/http://www.service-public.fr/etranger/english.html Official site of the French public service] – Contains many links to various administrations and institutions
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20090904131558/http://www.frenchculturenow.com/ Frenchculturenow.com: French society, culture, politics news]

'''Country profiles'''
* [http://www.britannica.com/tools/France France], from the ''[[Encyclopædia Britannica]]''
* [https://www.cia.gov/the-world-factbook/countries/france/ France], from the [[CIA World Factbook]]
* {{Wikivoyage inline|France}}
* [http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/europe/country_profiles/998481.stm France], from the [[BBC]]

'''Culture'''
* [http://cocorico.com/ Cocorico! French culture]
* [http://www.french.uiuc.edu/cfc/ ''Contemporary French Civilization''], journal, University of Illinois.
* [http://www.rfi.fr/actuen/listes/001/liste_mots_cles_205.asp] Radio France Internationale in English culture pages
* [http://www.rfi.fr/actuen/pages/001/page_2.asp] Radio France Internationale in English Visiting France page

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